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The shoulder of Scotland that juts out into the North Sea is known as Buchan. The local people speak Doric Scots, a vernacular so thick that other Scots struggle to understand it. Buchan's golf courses are as tough and stoic as the people and their language. It's a region rich in history and royal connections, of picturesque villages fishing and farmlands - it's where the Black Aberdeen Angus graze. There is an abundance of links land masterpieces to play in the area - here are our favourites. | ||||||||||||||
The Balgownie links of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club lie on the edge of the town running alongside endless yellow sand and the sea. Golf has been well documented on Balgownie since the 18th century and the place remains today in the top rank of the world's great golfing venues. This great course's spectacular setting amidst some of the most spectacular dunes in Scotland, makes for some of the most memorable holes in golf. All of Balgownie's holes are special but some on the front nine transcend superlatives. Royal Aberdeen is a 6,372 yards par 71 course. |
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| Simply a continuation of the links at Balgownie, Murcar's holes run in and out of high dunes with tees set high and greens nestling behind great banks of whin and gorse. Murcar Links is certainly a challenging course where even the simplest error can prove punishing. Like all old links courses, every club in the bag and every shot in the textbook will be required to get around this course. Murcar Links is a 6,314 yards par 71 course. | |||||||||||||
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Cruden Bay is a 6,395 yards par 70 course. |
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Other recommended golf courses in the
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